Adam was attempting to shave. It was taking forever. He never had minded having a thick beard until recently. When he felt he had to shave all the damn time. He didn’t want to give Rachel whisker burn so he’d been shaving at least twice a day to keep from scratching her all up. He’d tackled the chore twice already today, this was his third time.

It was getting ridiculous, he probably could have skipped this morning, but his beard grew so fast that it was habit to clean it up in the morning. Then he’d also done it after lunch, so he didn’t look scruffy when the women got home from their trip. The reason he was carefully stripping his chin from whiskers for the third time was because Rachel had invited him to her room and he wanted his face free of anything that might harm her delicate skin. Because he planned to have his lips on every inch of her body.

Thinking about her delicate skin and where his lips would be, was not making his task easier. When he was finally finished, and his face was smooth he rubbed some lotion into his skin to make it a little softer. His face was weathered and rough from spending so much time outdoors. He grumped about always being indoor away from the sun, but he apparently spent enough time outside to give him a rancher’s roughness.

He startled when he walked into his room and found Rachel standing there. “Hi, I thought I was joining you.”

“I didn’t want to wait.” She looked so darn cute in her ratty jeans and T-shirt. He’d come to recognize this particular outfit as her comfort clothes. A slow smile slid across his face. She didn’t want to wait? So, it wasn’t just him feeling eager.

“That’s the best news I’ve heard all week. Maybe even all month.”

She rolled her eyes. “Well then don’t just stand there, cowboy, make me feel welcome.”

He took two long steps to her and pulled her into his arms. She grabbed his hair and pulled his head down, fastened her lips on his and squirmed to get closer. This was not going to be a slow seduction. This was going to be fast and furious if her actions were any indication. And that was fine by him.

She pulled at his T-shirt, so he yanked it over his head. She did the same to her top and he realized she didn’t have a bra on. She ran her hands over his chest and then around to the back and pulled him in close, so nothing was between them, not even air.

Her soft breasts molded to his hard chest and it felt like heaven. He devoured her mouth. Lips and tongue and teeth melding, fighting and sometimes crashing together in the rush to consume, to taste, to ravish.

When they had to come up for air she shoved him back and fumbled with his belt, he pushed her bumbling hands away and quickly divested himself of his jeans and shorts. She did the same and they were soon naked. Thank God, he’d put the condoms in his pocket, he didn’t think they were going to make it the four steps to the bed. She snatched one and had him sheathed so quickly he barely had time to drop the others.

He hoisted her up and she wrapped her legs around him. He propelled her back against the wall and impaled her in one swift movement. She was plenty ready for him and moaned her pleasure. He tried to slow down, but she wasn’t having it.

She gripped his hair. “Fast and hard, Adam. Make me feel it.” Then she latched onto his mouth, sucking on his tongue.

He obliged the lady and slammed into her, again and again, until he felt her gather for release. He sped up and gave a little twist of his hips at the end of each stroke and she exploded in his arms. She pulled on his hair and he was sure there would be two bald spots. But then he felt his own self readying, stroked into her a few more times and came hard.

He had her back up against the wall and he was panting, trying to suck in some air. Hopefully his legs wouldn’t give out before he regained his strength, dropping her would not be appreciated.

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Rachel reveled in the fast and furious coupling, Adam was such a slow moving considerate lover, she always felt well taken care of sexually with him. But this time had been off the freakin’ charts. So, caveman-ish up against the wall. Like he couldn’t wait either, it was glorious.

She put her head on his shoulder and sighed with contentment. “Perfect.”

He chuckled. “Glad I could be of assistance. I’ll try not to drop you on the way to the bed.”

“I could walk. Maybe.”

“I think I can manage the four steps,” he growled in her ear.

“I don’t want you to use all your strength, I have more plans for you.” She felt him twitch inside her at the sassy words. She reveled in her feminine ability to rev him up.

“No problem, lovely lady. I can manage both.”

He didn’t pull out of her as he walked her over to the bed. It was a very odd sensation and kind of arousing. When he got to the bed he lifted her off him and set her down on the bed. After dropping the condom in the trash, he joined her under the covers and pulled her close.

God, she was going to miss this when she went off to college. Refusing to think about that, she snuggled in closer, breathing in his scent. She still had weeks to enjoy the man and she wasn’t going to let regrets ruin it.